Jim Marshall (Georgia politician)

James Creel "Jim" Marshall (31 March 1948-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-GA 3) from 3 January 2003 to 3 January 2007, succeeding Mac Collins and preceding Lynn Westmoreland, and from GA GA 8 from 3 January 2007 to 3 January 2011, succeeding Westmoreland and preceding Austin Scott.

Biography
Jim Marshall was born in Ithaca, New York in 1948, and he served in the US Army from 1968 to 1970 during the Vietnam War. He worked as a clerk for district court judges before becoming a business professor at Mercer University, and he served as Mayor of Macon from 1995 to 1999 before being elected to the US House of Representatives in 2002 as a Democratic Party member. Marshall was a member of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition, generally voting conservative on social issues and supporting businesses. He retired in 2010.